Posts Tagged nanowires

(a) This is an optical image of the microfluidic crossed-channel device. Flow in the center control region (dashed circle) is manipulated in two dimensions by 4 external electrodes (not shown). Scale bar is 500 ?m. (b) This is a schematic […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

NANOWIRES: Such nanoscale structures might offer a new path to efficiently turn sunlight into electricity. Image: Courtesy of Wallentin et al. Novel Solar Photovoltaic Cells Achieve Record Efficiency Using Nanoscale Structures The devices could lead to better, cheaper solar power […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Dr Gilberto Brambilla mounting a fiber on the nanowire fabrication rig. (Credit: Image courtesy of University of Southampton) Scientists Develop Strongest, Lightest Glass Nanofibers in the World Jan. 10, 2013 — The University of Southampton’s Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…